Today at 11AM Pacific Time there was an EA Raid. More specifically, an EA Raid protest.
Typically what you would assume when hearing about an “EA Raid” is people causing mayhem and running around places they shouldn’t. As possibly seen in recent newer trends on social media and TikTok.
This was just titled as such. This raid was essentially a peaceful protest in front of the barricaded EA headquarters. The security and EA team allowed for folks to gather and tell their part, but not further into the premises of the EA building.
Event organisers of this raid Player Alliance worked excellent to get the message of this EA Raid protest across by delivering excellent props, metaphors and a 50-foot scroll of everyone who signed the recent petition to stop the EA buyout.
Here’s how the story developed:
The EA Raid Protest on May 11th, 2026
Image captures courtesy of Zefrine and SlayerKase Twitch channel livestreams
The protest began at 11AM sharp, with members of the Players Alliance team and other protesters joining to support the cause. With first signs and protest items being carried through the EA campus. Where the protesters stopped at the newly placed barricade at the Madden open grass field, further blocking the access to the main entrance building.
The protesters were accompanied by media outlets and official media team members who were ready to capture the EA raid as it happened. After which the protesters revealed their first protest props – including the large sized head cutouts of Jared Kushner, Andrew Wilson and Mohammed Bin Salman. The main stars of the EA buyout controversy that’s been reported about over the last couple of months!
This protest had its main speaker SlayerKase who was charming with his humor and kept the attention on serious topics after each joke. Without stuttering a single time during the stream, I was under the impression that the entire 1 hour speech, interview process and prop comedy was rehearsed times and times before.
But it was natural, with passion and followed through several different topics of discussion. Introducing the viewers to the main stars (Andrew, Jared and Mohammed) and their impact on the industry, interviewing the members of the Players Alliance team and other protest members. After which SlayerKase slowly shifted the attention to the loot boxes in front.
Each loot box placed in front of the EA headquarters was filled with statements, papers and props that represented what players will be getting after the EA buyout goes through.
“Wait there’s more?! Why are they closing industries” the presenter says as he opens the final EA loot box. “Why are they closing studios. I gave them my money. Why are they telling me I didn’t buy enough of their games?!”
“Layoffs for everyone” after which he handed out papers with “Layoff” written on them.
The demonstration in front of the EA campus concluded with the final box getting opened. Which is the 50-foot scroll of over 70 thousand signatures requesting to revert the EA buyout deal.
As promised by the event organisers, this list will only get bigger.
The EA raid protest demonstration ended on a lighter note. With the protest organisation telling players and viewers to call their legislators, have their voices be heard and get active in with real life movements. “We have to put a stop to this at one point so why not now?” stated Zefrine in the closing statements.
“This is just a metaphor of the industry they championed, and we wanted to use their terms. The only way we can keep this going is with you guys. We can’t do enough just us here. We need all of us together.
I have some other ways that you can level up. That you can gear up. That you can recruit the party. I want you to talk about it. I know you have that gaming buddy that rants about stuff like this. I know you’ve got someone who’s fed up with EA in your life or is fed up with some gaming corporation. The corruption that these three men champion – I need you to talk to them.” – Slayer Kase
The EA raid protest team concluded the protest by telling everyone to leave the place as they found. No trash, no littering and leaving it as if nothing happened. Which is the best way you can conclude a peaceful protest.
The full documentation, list of demands and 70K signatures were later handed over to EA representatives at a different entrance. When the protesters tried to enter further they were greeted with “It’s private property” by the EA spokespeople, who kindly accepted the papers and said they’d forward them to the EA team.
“We’re here to deliver a petition. We’re not here to ruffle any feathers or throw anything around or yell.” said SlayerKase as he politely shook hands while handing over the documents.
The EA raid protest was a great demonstration on how to set an example for a first peaceful protest for this type of ocassion. It felt like the EA security team was prepared for the worst given the current climate in the video gaming industry and general creator media, and were possibly themselves surprised with how everything turned out in the end.
This wasn’t done for personal attention. It was done for the love of the game, the legacy behind them and the people that make them. We can judge and become the best backseat protest organizers and high critical thinkers of what should’ve been done better for this occasion, but anyone who takes the first step to do something in real life has no room for additional remarks.
This protest isn’t anything that can single-handedly overturn Andrew Wilson, Jared Kushner and Mohammed Bin Salman’s decision to join forces and enjoy the money they’re set out for. But it can certainly rock the waves of people and media encouraging change and that things can be better.
“Be active. Do something. Doing something is better than doing nothing. Make those keystrokes. Make those phone calls. Tell people how you feel. And know that with this scroll and with this Player’s Alliance – you are not alone.” – SlayerKase from Player Alliance
Replay of The EA Raid Protest
A full replay VOD and proffesional video of the EA raid protest with no stutters will be available soon. For now, there are 35 minutes of the EA Raid that you can watch through in bits down below.
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Allegedly 70k signatures and what…2 dozen protesters with many of them being this “Players Alliance” team? Not a very good turnout with that many so claimed signatures. But I’m also only going off the images shown. Will await to see the full video. I’m not for the buyout, but I guarantee this hour-long protest did nothing. Especially with a small turnout. What makes it more of a fallout, is that those who are against and boycotting EA for this buyout are still promoting EA with videos on youtube and twitch with their gameplays and “Let’s Play”.